Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [pron] have [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each case they have proved a potentially effective instrument for channelling productive local suggestions and for achieving sensible modifications in centrally designed materials . |
| 2 | Because it it 's it 's it 's a I mean frankly it it gives the impression that this remarkable political force which has governed a democracy longer than any other political f party in history , has somehow or other created a new philosophy in the last ten years . |
| 3 | OPPOSITION is mounting to a controversial rule which has robbed a Middlesbrough student of his last chance to run in the English Schools Cross Country Championships . |
| 4 | A plaque on a wall is admittedly not much to look at for those with a passion for working machinery and dramatic industrial landscapes , but this one marks the site of the foundation of that industry which has had a greater impact on civilization than any other . |
| 5 | In that cell I 've got a formula , just multiply the number above by the number of the left . |
| 6 | The diamond design shown in the opposite photograph is really an adaptation of the solid design ( see pp. 80–1 ) , although in this case you have to make a very definite outline with the leaves and then ensure that it is echoed in the shape that the flowers make in the centre of the design . |
| 7 | The GMC 's policy on advertising services to patients is inconsistent , and in this case it has shown a regrettable reluctance to deal with the issue of treatments that are not scientifically validated . |
| 8 | By wrecking a motion at the time , rightly or wrongly placed and once again I see this afternoon we 've got a similar motion on the table . |
| 9 | without protest from a parent , without a protest from a hunter without a protest from er a anyone else , that is a shame , because I tell you what , if you go drag hunting , you can keep the jobs the people are still going to have to shoe the horses traders and people like that are still going to have to produce the carriages to take the horses with them and the only people job jobs are in jeopardy are not the kennel staff it 's the terrier men and to be quite honest , ladies and gentlemen , it 's the terrier men who have actually ruined your sport , cos of what they get up to in nineteen ninety three is a disgust and at the end of the day your P R has been absolutely wrong and I hope this afternoon that Conservatives and Liberals can join with us and I 've got to thank a certain Liberal because he 's he 's put his head on the block on several occasions on this when we stood on the platform as individuals , not as politicians , as individuals on this and I think that this afternoon we 've got a way forward , we can say to the hunt , come and talk you change , we 'll give you access . |
| 10 | He referred , of course to British Rail which had suffered a drop in investment of £180 million . |
| 11 | But when the church breaks through this isolation it has created a potential for growth . |
| 12 | From her period of residential living she had developed a particular rapport with Henry . |
| 13 | The plot , insofar as one could discern it , was both labyrinthine and self-cancellingly ambiguous , built round an interview in a psychiatric hospital between a journalist and the grief-obsessed widow of a German professor who had bequeathed a videotape casting doubt on the official version of Hess 's death . |
| 14 | long , very nice , very posh , erm I do n't know what me dad 's is like , er me mum was laughing er yesterday erm with er doing all this work she 'd done a load of washing and pegged it all out and when she 'd got in from work dad had ironed it all |
| 15 | She looked so young , so helpless , this girl who had killed a man , and could have easily killed four . |
| 16 | By the time England won another Test they had played a further thirty , plus two that were rain-restricted and one washed out altogether . |
| 17 | Judges feel that in this process they have lost a privileged position which also helped to preserve their independence . |
| 18 | Well look at this daddy he 's eaten a whole bowlful of it |
| 19 | Mrs A. W. wrote : ‘ I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the time and effort you have put into compiling this diet which has made a bigger difference to my weight and dimensions than any other diet I have been on … . ‘ |
| 20 | During this period I have learnt a great deal about what children like [ and dislike ] at parties and have gathered together a selection of games , songs and magic tricks which I can guarantee will make any party a day to remember , for both children and adults . |
| 21 | For this evening we have arranged a 3 course typically Dutch meal at a centrally located , award winning restaurant . |
| 22 | This evening I have attempted a contribution to the work by taking the Plowden propositions and suggesting that if they are true in theory they demand recognition in practice . |
| 23 | So , for instance at this point we 've reached a stage where we 've got very important solidarity action in our favour including the fact that there are four main education unions , for instance , that are boycotting all Maxwell products which is a tremendous thing for an educational publisher to have . |
| 24 | We 've only got to put a go faster stripe on a Skoda and chan , change the wheels and we 've got a different product we 've got a diff , yes , we 've got a fast skip as opposed to a slow one , alright . |
| 25 | On another occasion I had received a letter from my mother — not usually given to handing out advice : |
| 26 | Earlier , rescuers found another climber who had survived a week stranded on a peak . |
| 27 | A few years ago , he said , he met an old friend who had become a policeman . |
| 28 | This morning she had fought a battle with herself and had left off the concealing shirt . |
| 29 | He 's got a lot of matches this week , he 's got he was on duty last night from six to ten , this morning he 's got a match , tonight he 's got a match ! |
| 30 | In our old age we have found a more or less peaceful form of co-existence . |